Guaviare

Guaviare is a region of eastern Colombia, corresponding to the present-day departments of Vichada, Arauca, Guainia, Vaupes, Amazonas, Caqueta, Putumayo, Meta, Guaviare, and Casanare. It is located in the Amazon rainforest, and it was sparsely populated (apart from Amazonian Native Americans) for centuries. Its capital was San Jose del Guaviare, now the capital of the much smaller Guaviare Department.